41. Zyoud et al. 2013 [82] | Palestine | To investigate factors associated with adherence to therapy among hypertensive patients and assess the relationship between medication adherence and treatment satisfaction | N = 410 Convenient sampling of hypertensive patients from outpatients of a clinic and a hospital | 52% |
| 36.8 | After adjusting the covariates using multiple regression, global treatment satisfaction was statistically significantly (p = 0.001) associated with medication adherence (R = 0.373; adjusted R2 = 0.122; F = 8.107; d f = 8; p < 0.001) |
42. Lalic et al. 2013 [28] | Serbia | To evaluate the degree of adherence in hypertensive patients and to study risk factors affecting adherence and the effects of non-adherence on BP | N = 170 All eligible hypertensive patients treated in a primary health care outpatients | 65.9 | Cross-sectional | 25.88 | MNA was associated with elderly patients, longer duration of therapy and side effects of drugs. (p < 0.01). Patients < 65 years were found to be more likely to adhere to their medication regimen, compared to elderly patients (χ2 = 21.3; p < 0.01; OR = 6.0; 95% CI: 2.76 - 13.04). BP values over 140/90 mmHg were reported in 59.1% of MNA patients and in 21.4% of adherent patients (χ2 = 19.84; p < 0.01; OR = 5.30; 95% CI: 2.39 - 11.85) |
43. Edo, TA. 2009 [83] | Seychelles | To describe factors that affected compliance with hypertension medications and lifestyle modification strategies in hypertensive people | N = 102 Systematic random sampling from all eligible hypertensive patients registered at two public health centres | 56.86 | Quantitative, descriptive-co relational study | 29.41 | Significant determinants of compliance behaviour: individual perception of the benefits of hypertension treatment (p = 0.0004); individual perception of risks of hypertension treatment (p = 0.0120) and cues to action (p = 0.0025 ) |
44. Bovet et al. 2002 [84] | Seychelles | To examine the compliance to medication among newly diagnosed hypertensive patients screened from the general population of the Seychelles | N = 50 Eligible hypertensive patients form a subset of participants in a population-based cross sectional survey | 34 | Population based survey and follow up | Initially 26%-after 12 months 32% | 12-month adherence was higher with: skilled workers (p = 0.034); who knew their BP before diagnosis (p = 0.028) and who thought current lifestyle was important for future health (p = 0.050) |